Of all the joint ventures in which we might engage, the most productive, in my view, is educational exchange. I have always had great difficulty-since the initiation of the Fulbright scholarships in 1946-in trying to find the words that would persuasively explain that educational exchange is not merely one of those nice but marginal activities in which we engage in international affairs, but rather, from the standpoint of future world peace and order, probably the most important and potentially rewarding of our foreign-policy activities.
In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects. - J. William Fulbright
In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects.
- J. William Fulbright
To criticize one's country is to do it a service.... Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism-a higher form of patriotis… - J. William Fulbright
To criticize one's country is to do it a service.... Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism-a higher form of patriotis…
International educational exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we wo… - J. William Fulbright
International educational exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we wo…
I do not think it is "selling America short" when we ask a great deal of her; on the contrary, it is those who ask nothing, those who see no fault, w… - J. William Fulbright
I do not think it is "selling America short" when we ask a great deal of her; on the contrary, it is those who ask nothing, those who see no fault, w…
The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned,… - J. William Fulbright
The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned,…
Education is a slow-moving but powerful force. It may not be fast enough or strong enough to save us from catastrophe, but it is the strongest force … - J. William Fulbright
Education is a slow-moving but powerful force. It may not be fast enough or strong enough to save us from catastrophe, but it is the strongest force …
In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine. - J. William Fulbright
In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.
Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations - J. William Fulbright
Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations
"The making of peace is a continuing process that must go on from day to day, from year to year, so long as our civilization shall last." - J. William Fulbright
"The making of peace is a continuing process that must go on from day to day, from year to year, so long as our civilization shall last."
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